digitalis

1. A powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove (synset 115084698)
   is a type of: cardiac glucoside, cardiac glycoside - obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure
   subtypes:

   • digitoxin - digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia
   • digoxin, lanoxin - digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully
   same as: digitalin, digitalis glycoside
2. Any of several plants of the genus Digitalis (synset 112903539)
   is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
   subtypes:

   • common foxglove, digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, finger-flower, finger-root, fingerflower, fingerroot - tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
   • digitalis lutea, straw foxglove, yellow foxglove - European yellow-flowered foxglove
   belongs to: genus digitalis - genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers
   same as: foxglove

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